Auction 55b
Part II - Bruno Kirschner's Medal Collection and other Numismatic Items
May 9, 2017
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Israel
8 Ramban St, Jerusalem.
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LOT 153:
Medal on behalf of the Women's Association for Relief to the Jewish Poor - Luxembourg, 1886
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Sold for: $1,100
Start price:
$
250
Auction house commission:
23%
VAT: 17% On commission only
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Medal on behalf of the Women's Association for Relief to the Jewish Poor - Luxembourg, 1886
Bronze medal on behalf of "Les dames l'association pour secours aux israelites pauvres" (Women's association for relief to the Jewish poor), in honor of the organization's chairwoman. Luxembourg, 1886. Made by H. Oppenheim (Heinrich Oppenheim).
Obverse: French dedication in honor of Mme. J Bloc (Eugenie Mayer), surrounded by the name of the organization, place and date (Luxembourg, April 1886). Reverse: relief of a woman with two children above the dates 1856-1886 [the medal was seemingly made to commemorate 30 years since the establishment of the organization]. The relief is surrounded by the Hebrew legend "May God repay those who act with kindness with great measure" and "Homage et Reconnaissance".
Diameter: 51 mm.
Provenance: collection of Bruno Kirschner.
